Gabby Douglas swapped her leotard for a perky party dress April 30 in New York. / Evan Agostini, Invision/AP

by Olivia Barker, USA TODAY

by Olivia Barker, USA TODAY

Seems a mortified Martha Stewart tried to recover from a gaffe with a mildly cringey guffaw. The good things goddess and gymnast Gabby Douglas were hanging out backstage at the Today show Monday, except Stewart didn't recognize the Olympic champ, who was dressed in a suit and heels, reports the New York Post.

"Who are you?" Stewart is said to have barked.

Douglas demurely responded, "I'm Gabby."

Stewart's explanation for the misidentification? "I didn't recognize you with clothes on," she said.

Her rep went a bit further in the clarification department: "Martha was accustomed to seeing Gabby in her Olympic unitard and her gold medal."

You will automatically receive the VisaliaTimesDelta.com Top 5 daily email newsletter. If you don't want to receive this newsletter, you can change your newsletter selections in your account preferences.